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From: rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Fatal Sun R4 server bug
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Date: 12 Apr 90 22:18:03 GMT
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    2) more important, getX11 creates a colormap, puts absolutely nothing
    in it, and then installs it.  No telling what the server receives but
    it makes it REALLY unhappy.

The server receives a colormap with random rgb values, but is otherwise
reasonable.  My Sun 3/60 appears to be quite happy doing this under
SunOS 4.0.3, even using DirectColor.  There could well be a problem,
but a small test program known to fail would be helpful.

    3) The sun server advertises that it supports all sorts of visuals
    that it doesn't have.

No, what you mean is that it advertises all sorts of visuals that aren't
really directly supported by the hardware.  The server certainly supports
the visuals, and they are useful for debugging clients to ensure they
work for those visuals.